{"id":705777,"date":"2026-06-15T16:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/705777\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:33:06","slug":"laverne-cox-lost-90-percent-of-her-income-amid-trumps-gender-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/705777\/","title":{"rendered":"Laverne Cox Lost 90 Percent of Her Income Amid Trump’s Gender Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLaverne Cox<\/a> recently told The Guardian<\/a> while promoting her new book \u201cTranscendent: A Memoir\u201d that 90% of her income has been lost over the last few years due to Donald Trump<\/a> administration\u2019s attacks on gender ideology and DEI. The \u201cOrange Is the New Black\u201d Emmy winner noted her corporate speaking engagements have dried up in addition to her teaching work as a result.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis regime has threatened to defund any colleges and universities that promote gender ideology, DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion],\u201d Cox said. \u201cEven though I\u2019d be teaching a graduate acting class, it could be perceived as promoting trans ideology. These are the realities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCox continued, \u201cI\u2019m not complaining \u2013 I\u2019m very blessed. I think the important thing to note is that if Laverne Cox\u2019s income has gone down significantly, what about all the other trans people who are not as privileged and as blessed as I am? There are material consequences for this kind of discrimination and scapegoating.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNot that Cox is surprised. The actor told The Guardian<\/a> that attacks on DEI were explicit in Project 2025 campaigns ahead of Trump\u2019s re-election. She noted: \u201cAll these words had to be taken out of every piece of legislation, policy, government document: gender, gender ideology, gender identity, LGBTQ, DEI, abortion, contraception.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the same time Cox started losing speaking engagement and teaching opportunities, she also ended her stint as the host of E!\u2019s \u201cLive From the Red Carpet\u201d after three years. She announced her departure in January 2025 just ahead of the Golden Globes.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith an incredible amount of gratitude I\u2019ve decided not to return as host of\u00a0#LiveFromE\u2019s red carpet coverage. I\u2019m so incredibly proud of the work we did over my three year tenure,\u201d Cox posted on social media alongside a reel of highlight clips. \u201cThese moments are a reminder to me of what an incredible privilege it has been to talk to some of the world\u2019s greatest artists about their work, navigating the pressures of success, etc. I\u2019m so excited to keep growing, evolving and exploring great opportunities as an actress, artist, host and speaker. I hope you\u2019ll all continue to go with me on my evolving journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCox recently appeared in Jonah Hill\u2019s Apple comedy film \u201cOutcome,\u201d which debuted on the streamer in April. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laverne Cox recently told The Guardian while promoting her new book \u201cTranscendent: A Memoir\u201d that 90% of her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705778,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,12,88,27505],"class_list":["post-705777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-donald-trump","tag-entertainment","tag-laverne-cox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}